FLAMES STREAK ENDS

Visiting Canucks skate to 5-3 win at Scotiabank Saddledome

Bo Horvat scored on the powerplay at the 4:12 mark of the final frame and Henrik Sedin converted a 2-on-1 pass from brother Daniel just 38 seconds later, as the Vancouver Canucks beat the Flames 5-3 at the Scotiabank Saddledome Tuesday night.

Jacob Markstrom had a monster night for the visitors in net, making 28 saves in the contest.

The Flames were 2-for-4 on the powerplay while the Canucks went 2-for-3.

Sean Monahan scored what looked like the opening tally of the night less than five minutes into the first after a beautiful three-way passing play with linemates Gaudreau and Ferland.

However, the goal was challenged and the refs overturned it after review, determining the play was offside.

Gagner put the Canucks up 1-0 at the 4:22 mark of the opening frame when he scored on a powerplay, with Smith stopping the first shot from the high slot but Gagner getting a second whack at it and making good.

Hamilton knotted the game up with a powerplay marker of his own with just 11 seconds left in the opening frame. Mikael Backlund got the puck behind the goal-line to the left side of the net and feed Hamilton who snuck in from the point and one-timed it up and over Markstrom's glove.

Markstrom made a handful of incredible saves in the second-period to keep the game tied, first stopping Monahan point-blank with his glove before denying Michael Stone's attempt at an open cage by driving across the net to get a piece of the puck.

Gaudreau put the Flames ahead when he snapped a wrister from the top of the faceoff circle during another powerplay, this one courtesy of a Daniel Sedin's high-stick to Hamilton.

Vanek, playing in his 900th NHL game, made it 2-2 when he unloaded a rocket from the right faceoff circle that went high, far-side past Smith.

Ferland put Calgary out in front again with a beautiful solo effort, getting a puck behind Vancouver's net on the fly and scoring a backhand wraparound.

Vancouver got a shorthanded tally 53 seconds later when Brandon Sutter threw a puck on net and it hit the skate of Dorsett and into the cage.

ONE TIMERS

This was the first of four meetings between the clubs this season … The Flames are now 3-2 against Pacific Division opponents … Gaudreau made his NHL debut against the Canucks back on April 13, 2014, scoring his first NHL goal … Mikael Backlund remains two goals away from 100 for his career.

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